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- the combined beliefs, values, ethics, procedures, and atmosphere of an organization. The culture of an organization is often expressed as "the way we do things around here" and consists of...
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- Looking For a New Job: The Pros and Cons
- Do you dread Monday mornings, cringing at the prospect of returning to a job you hate, feeling tired, stressed, and unmotivated just thinking about it? If you don't find joy or satisfaction in your work, it may be time to quit—after thinking it through. Even if you're tempted to hand...
- Articles 2007-10-17
- New Website Rates CEOs, Gives Salary Data
- CEOs are rated and corporate cultures are disclosed on a new website called Glassdoor.com. The site also lists salaries. Based in Sausalito, Calf., Glassdoor.com launched publicly in June and has just received $6.5 million in Series B venture capital funding. The firm claims that it has grown...
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- Blowing Up Business As Usual
- At some companies, employees skip meetings, set their own schedules, and take unlimited vacation time. Surprise: They also get more done.There's no shortage of approaches to organizational and performance management — from balanced scorecard and total quality management to management by walking around and rightsizing, just for starters. One of...
- Articles 2008-09-26
- The Impact Of Downsizing On Corporate Culture
- In the contemporary business era, where the emphasis is on cost-effectiveness and ‘lean' organizations, corporate downsizing has gained prominence. The employees actually responsible for carrying out organizational process endure the most of corporate downsizing. It is imperative to exercise caution and prudence in making the decision to downsize the organization....
- White papers 2001-07-01
- Corporate Culture Job Interview Questions And Fit Assessment
- An effective method for culture fit assessment is cultural questionnaires. Some employers design the questionnaires to gather information about characteristics you would find appealing in an ideal company. Once you've completed them your profiles are matched to the employers' profiles to identify areas of alignment and potential mismatch. Other companies...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Corporate Culture Clash: When Boomers And Veterans Run The Office
- Even though today's workforce seems to be aging, new graduates are joining the ranks of the employed everyday. The mix of generations in today's workplace has spawned a new level of diversity and creativity. However, the generational gaps can often create as many problems as solutions. The differences in motivational...
- White papers 2007-09-04
- Emerging Patterns of Employment Relations in the Diverse Corporate Culture
- The employment relations today are not confined to traditional issues of mere better working conditions and timely payment of salary etc. Rather the issues like empowerment, effectiveness, retention, development, managing cross-cultural diversity, management of gender issues, organisational learning, and change management etc. have emerged as contemporary challenges leading to new...
- White papers 2004-06-01
- Selective Job Cuts Often Benefits Firm More Than Broad Layoffs Over Long Term
- There are numerous direct benefits to either not cutting staff or, if cuts must be made, to minimizing them. And if cuts are necessary, highly selective surgical cuts should be utilized wherever possible to remove only under-performing or marginal employees rather than implementing massive across-the-board cuts. In the long term,...
- White papers
- The Globalization of Human Resource Practices
- The key to creating a consistent corporate culture across multiple locations is maintaining the critical balance between a strong corporate culture and local cultural differences. The report presented in this paper examines the changing roles the Human Resource HR function plays in a globally competitive marketplace and identifies the challenges...
- White papers 2006-04-19
- How to Get Results From Your Team
- Ten tips from the creators of the Results-Only Work Environment, from their book Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It. 1. Make meetings optional. Let people evaluate their need to participate. If they know they can make better use of ...
- Articles 2008-09-26
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- Egenera, Inc., Appoints Julie A. Maxwell to Chief Administrative Officer Post; Former Goldman Sachs Vice President to Manage Resources, Foster Corporate Culture
- Business/Technology Editors MARLBORO, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 30, 2001 Egenera, Inc., an Internet-infrastructure company, today announced the appointment of Julie Maxwell as chief administrative officer. In this role, Maxwell is charged with managing physical and human resources while proactively defining and fostering Egenera's corporate culture. Her specific responsibilities include information...
- Research articles 2001-01-30
- CorVirtus names Hyatt president
- COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- CorVirtus, the corporate culture and human resources consulting company based here, appointed David Hyatt president. Hyatt, who formerly held the title of vice president, will be responsible for the firm's expansion through the development of new product offerings and growth into new industries. Hyatt joined CorVirtus...
- Research articles 2006-02-13
- Why We STILL Hate Human Resources Departments
- Why We STILL Hate Human Resources DepartmentsRE: Why We STILL Hate Human Resources DepartmentsThe fact is that HR are employees, too. Many have a general background of what an employer wants. Unfortunately, I do not blame HR for their difficult roles in candidate selection. Oftentimes, the employer requirements are either...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Reducing and Managing Workplace Absenteeism
- Productivity loss due to absenteeism is a serious and growing challenge. In the United States, the annual cost to employers for time lost due to accidents is almost $100 billion, and other unscheduled worker absences costs even more. Absence management is a growing body of knowledge and experience that managers...
- Articles 2007-03-27
- When One and One Make One | BTalk Australia
- (17min 52) The last year has set a new record for the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in Australia. Putting two companies together can be a long and complex process, with the potential for lots to go wrong. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks...
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Beth Axelrod to Join eBay to Head Human Resources
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- eBay, the World's Online Marketplace (Nasdaq:EBAY) (www.ebay.com), today announced that Beth Axelrod has been named senior vice president of human resources. Reporting to eBay COO Maynard Webb, Axelrod will be responsible for all areas of the company's global human resources including recruiting, training, compensation, benefits and...
- Research articles 2005-03-10
- The Importance of Human Resources Audits
- Most employers have gone to tremendous expense and effort to create scores of human resources policies, practices, and procedures that comply with the law and are consistent with their organization's corporate culture. This can include, for example, employee handbooks, administrative guides for managers, performance management systems and guidebooks, succession planning...
- White papers
- Planning Internal Marketing
- While most companies allocate resources to understanding and communicating with their external customers, few make the same investment in time, energy, and money in communicating with their internal customers—their employees. Internal communications is traditionally viewed as the sole province of the Human Resources department, but it's essential to recognize the...
- Articles 2007-11-21
- Mashable's Weekly Conference and Event Guide
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...
- News items 2009-11-09
- If You're Gay, Should You Say?
- If You're Gay, Should You Say?who is more judgemental here?Two thoughts:1) Sexuality - even in the cloak of tolerance - has no place in a job interview. 2) The writer leaps to the conclusion that because the candidate "hunts, drives a truck and did not attend college" he is...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
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